There was a lot of anticipation about how Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the new installment of the popular web-slinger game, would be received by critics. With Peter Parker and Miles Morales teaming up in this adventure, it remained to be seen whether we would have a very similar experience to its predecessor or if it would surprise in its key aspects. According to the specialized press, the game has emerged as a serious contender for the Game of the Year 2023 title.
With a score of 91 out of 100 on Metacritic after 119 reviews published at this moment, the critics have showered praise on the production. Carlos Leiva from Vandal commented, “It’s the most spectacular and exciting superhero game ever made.” He added, “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is, without a doubt, the best game ever made about this iconic superhero. An adventure with capital letters that boasts a fantastic story, characters that captivate, a movement system that knows no rival, a thrilling pace, incredibly fun combat, bosses that leave you speechless, incredible set pieces, and impeccable audiovisual presentation,” as noted by Carlos.
Continuing with the high praise, Meristation didn’t hesitate to highlight Spider-Man’s prowess: “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is the perfect sequel. A textbook example of bigger and better. It doesn’t reinvent anything, but it improves on everything (absolutely everything) from its predecessors.” “Insomniac Games delivers the best game in its extensive career and reaffirms itself as the most prominent studio in the PlayStation factory. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 demonstrates an understanding of what great power entails and becomes a new essential title for PS5,” stated David Arroyo, responsible for the review.
To conclude, 3DJuegos‘ José A. Mateo already places it as one of the essentials of 2023: “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is one of the best games of the year. That’s something we all could have thought even before playing it, but it shouldn’t belong to the group of high notable mentions; it should be in the select group of the outstanding.”
Other outlets like Eurogamer, with Enrique Alonso, conclude with a beautiful paragraph while waiting for its release this Friday: “Because it’s just a delightful story about kids dressing up to prevent a roller coaster from derailing, instead of a stark study of the deepest aspects of the human soul.”
